anderson ran with it. i know three things. one, if i was in charlotte, north carolina tonight, i would be going to the chop shop to see man man on tour. two, i would steal that tunic during sound check. three, we finally have an answer to a question that a young balloon boy posed many, many years ago as he awaited his interview with wolf blitzer. say hi to the wolf. his name is wolf. hi. who the hell is wolf? i ll tell you. he is an enigma. a muse and forever in song as a vodka-swilling baby eater he shall be remembered. all right, anderson. i also know a few things. one, if i was in tucson tonight i d go to the man man concert at club congress and i bet i d get in for free. two, i know that a band called cryptic murmurs once wrote a song about you. maybe you re just a little bit jealous because my song kind of kicks your song s butt.
reporter: officer swett was fired for negligence and disregard for a victim. end of story, right? wrong. as is often the case at the houston police department, he appealed, and his case went to arbitration. the houston police union, which represented swett at the appeal, argued his failure to search for and remove evidence does not mont to gross negligence. the arbitrator ruled in favor of officer swett who got his job back, including back pay for the months he was fired. the arbitrator said simply the police chief did not have just cause for indefinite suspension, reducing the penalty to a 90-day suspension. swett s the first one to get his job back either. in fact, 2/3 you heard right 2/3 of police officers who were fired or suspended get their jobs back or penalties reduced. that is the highest rate in the nation. houston police chief charles mcclelland would not speak with
to become a member of the chemical weapons convention. you see ban ki-moon, u.n. secretary general there, speaking. john kerry, the secretary of state. he will be speaking. we ll have much more coming up. one again, unanimously approved 15-0. all members of the security council including the five permanent members have approved a resolution and a plan for syria eventually to not only identify and allow inspection of but eventually destroy its chemical weapons. stand by. we ll go to nick paton walsh shortly. there s another big story we re following now. it s as raw as raw politics gets. three days and a few hours, that s all that stands between passing a spending bill or a government shutdown. with time running out, president obama today called on house republicans to stop grandstanding and get to work. house republicans are so concerned with appeasing the tea party that they ve threatened a government shutdown or worse unless i gut or repeal the